diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b8ae5a5b4d689074339449ffbab9e1a5d27d62d9..73d74673c7d581e5fa5f4796991e2303d299d7e3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.3
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+1.17.0
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